It's ILLEGAL to ask you to pay anything to receive a prize. You need to turn that letter over to your local post office and tell them to give to the Postal Inspector as this is a federal crime
Read the FTC website - you cannot be asked to pay ANYTHING to get a prize. That's illegal
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/019...
"Signs of a Prize Scam
Plenty of contests are run by reputable marketers and non-profits. But every day, people lose thousands of dollars to prize scams. Here are some signs you’re dealing with a scam:
You have to pay
Legitimate sweepstakes don’t make you pay a fee or buy something to enter or improve your chances of winning ― that includes paying "taxes," "shipping and handling charges," or “processing fees” to get your prize. There’s also no reason to give someone your checking account number or credit card number in response to a sweepstakes promotion."
If you already sent money go to the police ASAP and report this as you sent money to a scammer
I sure hope you're a troll. Otherwise, it's very sad to know that someone would send $20 thirty different times to get a car they don't own delivered by a sweepstakes they didn't enter.
You are 100% being scammed. Go to the police with everything you've received from them and info on what you've sent them. Odds are the scammers are overseas and there's nothing that can be done, but there's a small chance they're not.
what do you think?
